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Specialty channels offered to Canucks i'More than 3.5 million Canadian homes will be offered up to seven new specialty programming channels delivered by cable television starting September 1 according to industry estimates. Negotiations for ser- vices have recently been concluded by cable companies representing two-thirds of the estimated 5.2 million homes' served by cable", said Michael Hind-Smith, president of the Canadian Cable Television Association. All subscribers should be served by December. Specialty channels will offer selective Canadian viewers a choice since' these channels are not aimed at a mass audience and will carry ~ exclusive programming not aired on traditional TV. 'The lineup will include the two new 24 hour Canadian-orginated roe)? September 7 Friday TENDER MERCIES 7:00PM YELLOWBEARD 9:30PM BREATHLESS 12:00AM BAD BOYS 2:00AM FIRST BLOOD 4:15AM CHEECH & CHONG'S STILL SMOKIN' NATIONAL LAMPOON CI 4SS REUNION services, TSN (The Sports Network) and Much Music, along with a maximum five channels of WES: specialty services. These include The Nashville Newtwor- k((FNN), The Arts and Entertainment Netw- ork, Cable News Net- work (CNN), Country Music Television (CMTV), The Financial News Network (FNN) and the Learning Channel. Some channels will include a combination of U.S. specialty services permitting maximum diversity of choice. .°T he's e new discretionary offerings will assist the ~cable industry in satisfying consumer demand for wider viewing choice and good value so that cable can continue to compete successfully with entertainment choices available S cw cae September 8 Saturday HEADIN' FOR BROADWAY 6:00AM HIGH ROAD TO CHINA 7:45AM KRULL 9:45AM HARDLY WORKING 12:00PM NOW AND FOREVER (BILL COSBY HIMSELF) 2:00PM O'HARA'S WIFE 4:30PM HEART LIKE A WHEEL 7:00PM EASY MONEY 9:30PM 12:00AM 2:00AM AMITYVILLE Il:THE POSSESSION 3:40AM "VIEWING TIMES ARE EDT through VCRs and TVROs_ (dishes)", commented Michael Hind-Smith. "They also provide a bonus to present movie channel subscribers since many will receive three channels for the previous price of one." "What cable / sate- llite television offers that videocassettes can't is 24 hour live programming in en- tertainment, sports, music and news," the CCTA president said. "Each community served by. cable will make its choice of service offerings ac- cording to local con- sumer demand revealed in a recent detailed attitude and pricing study (the CAP study), so the channel lineup will not be identical in each community", said Hind-Smith. Price structures for the new cable offerings are also Sunday TREASURE OF THE FOUR CROWNS 5:40AM SECOND THOUGHTS 7:30AM SIX WEEKS 9:15AM INSPECTOR GADGET 11:15AM OPERATION PETTICOAT 12:00PM INSPECTOR GADGET 2:15PM STRANGE INVADERS 3:00PM FAERIE TALE THEATRE *5 5:00PM SECRET OF THE NIMH 6:30PM FRANCES 8:30PM ALL ABOUT PAY TELEVISION 11:00PM Normal schedule resumes... 11:30PM TUNE IN © SUBSCRIBE NOW being determined on a market by market basis, reflecting local preferences and technical capacities of the more than 400 cable systems. Free previews of the services will be widely available on cable in September, including the movie channel weekend September 7 through 9, so that many cable subscribers will soon have the _ op- portunity to sample this exciting new era of choice. Most cable systems will offer a full service package for $19.95, effectively adding up to seven new services for an additional $4 over the present $15.95 monthly movie subscription charge. A package of the three Canadian signals (the movie channel, TSN and Much Music) will be widely available at $15.95, the om HAST CHOICE THE MOVIE CHANNEL 'el ym Z IBREATHLESS iam i 7 pie yy" aN present price of the movie channel alone. Most systems will also offer a package of four to seven new specialty services without the movie channel for $9.95 - $11.95. 'fo date, most orders have included the movie channel,"' the association president added. SEPT. 10 Cub and Scout registration: Ist Midland - St. Mark's Hall Sept. 10 - 7 p.m. sharp. Parents must company boys. Inquire about forming a Beaver Colony and Venturer Company. SEPT. 18 2nd Midland Scouts registration for Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Ventures on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 7 p.m. at Sacred Heart School. Parents or guardian must attend with the child. ac- SBEBBERBGRBRBGBRBRBaRBRBRBeRBRBaRBaRBaBeRBaBBeeBeeaeeBeaeaaaa SBS oUPER CHANNEL Will a, = Descrambling devices (decoders) available from 'the local cable company _iwill be required to receive the new channels, along with the conventional set-top converter. Some communities will not launch the new services immediately as they have yet to com- plete arrangements for building the necessary channel capacity, acquiring new security (decoding) equipment and related computer capacities for ordering and billing. As these arrangements are made, the services will be phased in. BANX ---- ©1984 PUNCH PUBL. DIST. BY L.A. TIMES SYND. "|. However, we're not being paid to 'live and let live,' Hargreaves." CHANNEL 16 NOW AVAILABLE Network... "You're Right There." LA Includes: First Choice/Much Music/TSN : b. per month plus tax Special Converter Rental for this Preview Period *2.00 while supplies last! a Maclean Hunter Cable TV Drop in to the office on Balm Beach Road or call 526-5031 Wednesday, September 5, 1984, Page 13